Date: Saturday 5 April 1980 Time: 13:10 Type: Owner/operator: Registration: N501RN MSN: 5047 Fatalities: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 Aircraft damage: Destroyed Location: Carlisle, AR – United States of America Phase: Unknown Nature: Unknown Departure airport: Destination airport: Narrative: None available … This content and much more… is Continue Reading
1973
Customer Complaint: 7 December 1973
Bede Aircraft, IncNewton Municipal AirportNewton, Kansas 67114 Attention: John Hall Dear Mr Hall: I am writing to inform you I am a BD-5 builder again. I sold out of my kit in order to build a house. I am not assisting a partner, Mr Floyd Richards, to build aircraft #381. Continue Reading
BD Customer Information Bulletin No.2
MATERIALS AND PLANS We know this is the foremost question on everyone’s mind, particularly our earlier customers, and we really do have good news for you all. We won’t go into too much detail about broken promises from suppliers, or the amount of material we reject and thereby further delay Continue Reading
The Energy Crisis is a Reality
Dear BD-5 Owner, In case you are not aware of the devastating affect that the Bill that is at present before the House of Representatives will have on you personally and the aviation world as a whole, we want to bring to your attention the following FACTS. Aviation is being Continue Reading
Introducing John Hall, Marketing Manager
Dear BD-5 Builder, Although some of you may already know me, I do want to introduce myself as the newly-appointed Marketing Manager for Bede Aircraft, Inc. Until the end of last month, I was at the company’s Cleveland, Ohio office, where i have been with the company for four years. Continue Reading
BD Customer Information Bulletin No.1
Some of our BD-5 builders have received the first four packages, but have not started construction of their aircraft due to some parts being backordered. Although some parts are missing, the four packages contain enough materials to build the wings, vertical fin, rudder (minus the counter balance and balsa tip Continue Reading
BD Plans Change Notice: PCN 5-11
RIVET LOCATION – INBOARD SWING REAR SPAR Document dated: November 5, 1973 … This content and much more… is available to BD5 Club members! Join today: www.bd5club.org/membership MEMBER BENEFITS – Members Forum – Presentations & Workshops – Club News & Editorial – Technical Library – Historical Library – BD5 Photo Continue Reading
BD Plans Change Notice: PCN 5-8a
FLAP BRACKET BEARING RETAINER Page 36, Detail H Because of possible interference of the heads of the bearing retaining screws in the inboard wing bracket with the flap nose rib F9, the bearings may be retained with solid rivets instead of screws. See drawing below for installation. Document dated: August Continue Reading
BD Plans Change Notice: PCN 5-10
NOTED: MISCELLANEOUS CORRECTIONS A. Cover Page, Chapter One Change material identification for FU13, FU46 and FU55 to BD-5-M-0030. B. Page 11 In paragraph 12 delete reference to Detail F. In the note under paragraph 20 refer also to Detail I for dimensions. In paragraph 25 refer to Details I, N, Continue Reading
BD Plans Change Notice: PCN 5-9
A METHOD FOR REDUCING THE WING MAIN SPAR BORE 1. This method may be used with any BD-5 wing main spar that is found to be large enough that it will not meet the fit requirements of PCN 5-6. 2. Degrease inside of tube with clean rag and MEK. 3. Continue Reading